EU mission to help Azerbaijan
monitor and evaluate agricultural policies

Source:
euneighbours.eu,
2018-02-06

An expert from Croatia will visit Azerbaijan on 12-16 February to help the
country improve its current system of monitoring and assessing the results of
agricultural policies. The mission is being organised by the European
Commissionĺs Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX) in
cooperation with the Azerbaijanĺs Ministry of Agriculture.

Its aim will be to share knowledge on monitoring and evaluation tools for
measuring the efficiency of agricultural policies based on the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP) approach.

The government of Azerbaijan has recently determined nine strategic targets for
the production and processing of agricultural products, based on principles of
sustainable development. Efficient implementation, monitoring and assessment
mechanisms are therefore the key factors that contribute to the appropriate
control and execution of this strategic roadmap.

TAIEX is a demand-driven tool that supports partner countries with the
adaptation of national laws, regulations and quality standards to match those of
EU Member States in the framework of Cooperation or Association Agreements
signed with the EU. In the Eastern Neighbourhood, TAIEX works with Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

28.2.2018
First time in Azerbaijan

First time in Azerbaijan:
Journalism and Sustainable Development Goals

Source:
az.undp.org,
2018-02-06

UNDP launched a training course on Journalism and Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), which brings together nearly 70 media representatives, bloggers,
vloggers and independent writers. The purpose of the one-day event is to develop
journalistic storytelling skills and capacities among local writers, bloggers,
videographers and people engaged in other creative occupations to boost the
media exposure and coverage of the SDGs. The training course aims to offer
contextual knowledge on how to generate news reports, TV and radio programme,
films and public service announcements that tackle Sustainable Development
Goals.

At the opening of the event, the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident
Representative in Azerbaijan Ghulam Isaczai emphasized that Sustainable
Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda are our blueprint and a key action plan
for making the world a better place. ôThe Sustainable Development Goals are not
the UN agenda, he emphasised, ôthey are not even the Government agenda. The SDGs
are everyoneĺs agenda and the role of the media here is to be the medium,
through which we can spread the message on the SDGs to both policymakers and the
broader publicö.

UN agencies support policy
engagement on sustainable development in Azerbaijan

Source:
az.undp.org,
2018-02-14

A national stakeholder consultation workshop taking place in Baku and led by a
group of United Nations agencies is set to address the integration of
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national development plans in
Azerbaijan. Bringing together around 50 representatives of Government, United
Nations Agencies and the private sector, the workshop is the continuation of a
strategic policy support mission that started in Azerbaijan in May-June 2017.

Based on consultations with the Government and a range of subject-matter
experts, the mission produced an SDG Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy
Support (MAPS) report, which outlines a set of conclusive policy and programming
steps to drive the national SDG implementation process in Azerbaijan. The
report, which was first submitted to the Government last November, has been the
key focus of todayĺs workshop, as United Nations agencies teamed up with
national stakeholders aiming to draw a tangible vision for development change in
the country.

MAPS is a globally recognised approach to supporting national capacities to
accelerate the achievement of the SDGs conceptually and strategically. It puts
the importance of partnership networks, public accountability, reporting,
financing and enforcement of reliable data at the forefront of holistic
development policy.

Bulgaria shared experience with
Azerbaijan on building innovation ecosystem

Source:
euneighbours.eu,
2018-02-19

On 19 February, representatives from Baku Engineering University and the
Institute of Education will visit Bulgaria to exchanged know-how and experience
on how to successfully build an innovation ecosystem through boosting innovation
capacity, knowledge and technology transfer.

The study visit was hosted by the University of National and World Economy in
the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. In addition to engaging in discussions with
representatives of the university, the participants also visited Techno Park
Sofia, the Incubator in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv and the countryĺs Centre
for Intellectual Property. The participants learned how to manage and bring
together science, education and industry in specially designated locations, for
example entrepreneurship centres and technology parks. All topics were supported
with the presentation of practical know-how and relevant case studies.

The five-day visit was organised by the European Commissionĺs Technical
Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX) in co-operation with Baku
Engineering University.

TAIEX is a demand-driven tool that supports partner countries with the
adaptation of national laws, regulations and quality standards to match those of
EU Member States in the framework of Cooperation or Association Agreements
signed with the EU. In the Eastern Neighbourhood, TAIEX works with Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

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